Machine for mashing cheese.



No. 889,572. PATENTBD JUNE 2, 1908.

r E. BIGG S. I MACHINE FOR MASHING CHEESE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 19, 1907.

' zen of the United States, residing in West.

machine.

against the first. p 7 The invention conslsts of' further novel EDWARD Bless, or wnsr New Baler-iron," NEW YORK.

Memsbs stem im -1 To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known thatI, EDWARD Bless, a

New Brighton, -inthe borough of Richmond,

county.of Richmond, and State of New'York,

have invented certain new and useful Im-J 'provements in Machines for Mashing Cheese,

is a specification;

of which the followi This invention re ates to machines for mashing cheese for bakers. r i

It is well known, that the quality of cheesecake is directly dependent on-the condition of the. mashed cheese used in connection therewith. Q -m Theobj ect of the invention is to provide a; machineln which the cheese used in conne tion with the making of cheese-cake, may be features and a combination of parts which will be hereinafter described and finally pointed outin theclaims. c

. In the accompanyin drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my im roved machine, Flg. 2 is an enlar' ed vertlcal longitudinal section thereof, an Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on hne 3.3'of Fig. 2.1

Similar letters .of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, the casing A of my improved machine rests on the support B and is provided at its upper portion with a hopper a, into which the material is introduced. One end of-thecasing, which is preferably cylindrical in "shape is provided with a cover having an opening for the passage of a shaft c of afeed screw a, arranged longi- .s tudinally within the casing in order to feed the material to the discharge end on the rotation of thesame, by means of a hand-wheel a}. The other end of the casi is provided with a collar D, interiorly threa ed to engage a corresponding screw-threaded portion on the end ofthe casing A. Supported by said f specification of Letters Patent. n lieacun mer uly 1 9, 1907. sw rm. 884,524..

Patented June 2, 1908-,

7' collar D and removable therefrom, a screen V of suitable mesh is provided, which, when.

the collar is screwed u tightly against the casing, is clam ed rigid y in ositlon between the collar an Teasing as sown in Fig. 2.

Cooperating with the screen E, a second screen 'F is provided which is caused to be pressed. and simultaneously 'rotated against jthe-first'screen. 'In the embodiment illustrated the screensE 'and F are made of wire 7 network so as to form reticulated 'plates. The ,second [screen F, which is of suitable mesh, 1s rovided with a collar G andto this is secure a'shank G of square cross section.

The collar G is secured to the screen in such a ing and pressing against'the screen E resents an entirely free surface, care being ta en that the means of fastemng the collar to the screen manner that the portion of the screen F fac- I do not present projections at. that portion, as

these'lprojections would 'revcnt the screen F from ein screen E;

The feed-screw a is .provided at its .discharge whic h, is of circular cross sectlon, while squareor other olygona The portion 72 of tli e socket being of s uare forced intoc ose con-tact with the F end with a socket H, one portion'of' .the other and innermostortion h is of" cross .section.

cross sectionis engaged by the shank. f

the same cross .section. Intermediate between the portion h of the. socket and the portion h a shoulderh 1s formed. Between the shoulder h and the collar G of the screen F a helical spring S is interposed, which causes the screen F to be urged or pressed-E galilnst the screen E into closecontact therewit 1 The operation of the improved device is as follows: The material to be reduced is placed withln the hopper a and fed in the wellknown manner by means of the feed-screw a.

The feed-screw forces the material under pressure toward-thedischarge. end of the casmg and through the screenhke rubbing-disk or screen F.

During this operation the disk or screen F is rotated and held in close contact with the screen E by means of the rin S. Under these conditions the mate'- rlal w ich has been forced through the screen F, and now is interposed between the two screens and E, is subjected to a thorough andeffective rubbing action by and between said screens, until forced through the screen The simultaneous rubbing, pressing and squeezing action will cause the material to be completely free of all lumps and to, form a Patent p 1. In a cheese-mashing machine, the com-- bination of a stationary reticulated late, and a second reticulated plate rotataglein contact therewith.

2; In a cheese-mashing machine, the combination of a stationary .reticulated plate,

another reticulated plate having its face ro-- tatable in contact ,Wlth that of said stationary plate, and means by which said lastnamed late is rotated and the material formed t ough both ofsaid plates.

3. In a cheese-mashing machine, the cornbination, of a screen, a second screen, means to rotate the second screen, and means to simultaneously press it'against the, first.

casing and a feed-screw therein, a screen apscreen against the first screen, and means for rotating the second screen. 5. ha cheese-mashi casing and a feed-screw t erein, provided at its discharge end with a socket, the combination-of a screen at the discharge end of the casing, a second screen, a shank secured to the second screen and engaging the socket of the feed-screw, and a spring lnt'erposed between the feed-screw and the second screen. :In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have'signed' my name in presence of two subscribin "witnesses. ED ARD BIGGS. Witnesses: HENRY J. SUHRBIER,

FANNIE FISK.

"4, In a cheese-mashing machine, having a plied to the discharge end of the casing, a second screen, means for pressing the second machine a I 

